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Feminist Ethics: An Introduction to Fundamental Concepts and Current Issues provides a valuable entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of contemporary philosophy.
Moving beyond the rigid boundaries of a canon shaped almost exclusively by white, male thinkers, this volume highlights how feminist ethics rethinks and redefines traditional approaches to moral theory, and helps us navigate pressing questions of our time. Engaging with both theory and praxis, this coursebook features 17 clear and accessible chapters, written by emerging and leading scholars, and appearing in print here for the first time. The chapters:
- Investigate fundamental approaches to ethics (Kantian ethics, utilitarianism, the ethics of care, Confucianism, ecofeminism, transnational feminism)
- Propose novel reflections on methodologies, agency, and universalism
- Offer insights into understanding our bodies, emotions, gender norms, and harmful speech
- Suggest new ways of thinking about the ethical issues raised by ectogestation, AI, digital discourse, and the unique intersection of sex work and disability.
Each chapter concludes with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading, and a glossary is included at the back of the book. The volume constitutes an excellent introduction to the richness and depth of feminist ethics for introductory and advanced students.
List of contents
0. An Introduction to Feminist Ethics: Bridging Thought and Action
Part 1: Theory and Methodology in Feminist Ethics 1.Kant, Kantianisms, and Feminisms 2. Mill's Classical Utilitarian Feminism 3. Feminist Critical Theories of Care: Sketching their Past, Present and Futures 4. Why Confucianism Is Not Care Ethics 5. Feminist Methodologies: Pluralism and Provisionalism 6. Agency, Autonomy, and Oppression 7. Black Feminist Universalism and the Practice of Hospitality 8. Ecofeminist Ethics
Part 2: Contemporary Issues in Feminist Ethics 9. Emotions: Love, Anger, and Feminist Praxis 10. Re-Mapping the Feminist Debate: Ectogestation and the Ethics of Abortion 11. Accountability for Our Words, with Our Words: Approaching Political Speech with Feminist Ethics 12. Invisible Scripts: Feminist Ethics and Gender Norms 13. Mindless Sin-Eating: Feminist Ethics and AI 14. Get Your Laws Off Our Bodies: The Decriminalization of Sex Work as a Disability Justice Issue 15. Theorizing the Body 16. Rethinking Digital Discourse: Feminist Dilemmas in the Era of Online Shaming 17. Wrestling with the Ethics of Transnational Feminist Activism: Is There a Middle Way?
About the author
Celia Edell is a sessional lecturer and research associate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. Her current work focuses on the ethics of internet relationality.
Charlotte Sabourin is an instructor in the Department of Philosophy at Douglas College. Her research engages with feminist readings of Kant's philosophy, as well as early modern feminist authors.
